Commodore 1581 - Copy Command

Depending on the exact problem, you may have to be very
creative in choosing pattern-matching characters that will affect only
the desired file, and may have to rename other files first to keep them
from being scratched.
In some cases, it may be easier to copy desired files to a different
diskette and leave the troublesome files behind.
COPY
The COPY command allows you to make a spare copy of any
program or file on a diskette. On a single drive like the 1581, the copy
must be on the same diskette, which means it must be given a different
name from the file copied. It's also used to combine up to four
sequential data files (linking the files one to another, end to end in a
chain). Files are linked in the order in which they appear in the
command. The source files and other files on the diskette are not
changed. Files must be closed before they are copied or linked.
FORMAT FOR THE COPY COMMAND
PRINT#15,"COFYdrive #:new file = old file"
EXAMPLES:
PRINT#15,uCOPY0:BACKUP = ORIGINAL"
or abbreviated as
PRINT#15,"Cdrive #:new file = old file"
PRINT#15,"C0:BACKUP = ORIGINAL"
where "drive #" is the drive number "new file" is the copy and "old
file" is the original.
FORMAT FOR THE COMBINE OPTION
PRINT#15,"Cdrive #:new file = file l,file 2,file 3, file 4"
where "drive #" is always 0,
NOTE
The length of a command string (command and filenames)
is limited to 41 characters.
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